Ironing-board.



J. DOWNIE.

IRONING'BOARD.

APPucATloN FILED MAR.2|.1911.

Patented Feb., 12, 1918.

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J. DOWNIE.

IRONING BOARD.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 21. w11.

Patented Feb.12,1918.

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JOHN DOWNIE, 0F SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

inoNING-BOARD.

Application filed March 21, 1917.

` To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that l, JIIN Dowxin, a citizen of the Unitedl States. and resident of the city of Seattle, county of King, and Stat(` of lVashington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ironing-Boards, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to ironing boards and consists of a board which is mounted so that it may be swung into position within a recess in the wall and when desired may be swung downward and outward into position for use.

My invention comprises the features and combinations of parts which are later defined by the claims. The accompanying drawings show the construction of the parts which l now prefer.A

Figure lis an elevation showing the ironing board when closed into place in a wall cabinet, the outer surfaces thereof beingthat which is down when the board is in use.

Fig. 2 is a vertical' section through one edge of the cabinet, the board itself being shown entirely in full lines.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the ironing board swung down in position of use.

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the ironing board in position of use and having the sleeve board attachment secured thereon.

Figs. 5,- 6, and 7 are views showing from different view-points the pivot fixture which is secured to the inner corners of the board.

Fig. 8 is a side view ofthe device which is employed for connecting the supporting le with the bottom of the ironing board.

ig. 9 is a view of the same parts taken from another direction.

The ironing board l is adapted to be closed within a cabinet 2, which cabinet is preferably built into the wall.' This cabinet is provided with a door 20 which will swing out in order to permit lowering of the ironing board. At each side of the cabinet is a vertical member having a vertically extendng slot 22, which slot, at its upper end, is provided with preferably, a plurality of horizontal recesses or extensions, these preferably extending toward the front or the outside. One of these vertical members may be the side member or post of the cabinet. Where, however, a door 20 is hinged in place, it may be desirable at times to odset that edge of the ironing board, that is, to keep the ironing board far enough away from the side frame of the cabinet, to

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 12, 1913.

Serial No. 156,371.

insure no interference with the door. Vhen this is desired, a separate piece 21 may be employed, this being secured along the inner side of the frame 2.

The ironing board, at its inner corners. is provided with laterally projecting pivots 30. which enter the slot 22 and its extensions 23. These lateral pivots are preferably vformed upon a Vfixture of the type of construction shown in Figs. 5, 6, and 7 This consists of a body3 having flanges which engage with the upper surface of the board and also with the side and end edges and are secured by screws. This pivot may. however, be formed in any manner desired.

The board is supported, when lowered into osition of use, by means of a brace, or

, races 4. These are hinged atl 40, which is at the lower end thereof, upon the frame of the device and at a point such that, when they are swung upward into closed position, they will not prevent the door from shutting. The upper ends of these braces are pivotally connected with the lower sides of the ironing board at a point adjacent the center of the'length thereof. Where it is desired to have the mechanism adjustable so as to vary the working height of the ironing board, the point of securing this brace must be adjustable lengthwise 4the board. This adjustment lengthwise the board is supplemental to the adjustment of the pivots 30 in the slot extensions 23. The mechanism preferred for securing this adjustment is shown in detail in Figs. 8 and 9.

This mechanism consists of a met-al casting 5 which has feet 50, by which it is secured to the bottom surface of the ironing board and a web 51 extending perpendicular to this surface of the ironing board. This web is provided with a series of notches or teeth 53, these corresponding in position with the position to be occupied by the brace 4 for the several positions of adjustment. The web 51 has ribs 52 projecting from the sides thereof to serve as means for redate the web 51 therebetween. Ribs 52 terminate at one end in a hook-like portion 54 which prevents removal of the fingers 61. This device may be adjusted so that the equivalent members. Between these staples this arm is laterally bent, or kinked, for the purpose of thereby engaging the bottom surface of the sleeve board to better'hold the same rigid when in use. The other arm 81 is adapted to enter sockets 71 carried by the lower surface of the ironing board near its outer end. The kink or bend 80 in one branch of the bar 8 is so positioned that when the outer or swinging ends of these arms are swung outward toward the plane of the sleeve board, these bends will be swung away from the sleeve board. In consequence, the device when put away may be made to occupy a relatively shallow space. The inner surface of the door 20 is provided with sockets 82 spaced apart such distance that these arms must be swung into this position in order to receive them. The board is thus hung on the inner 'surface of the door when not in use. When it is desired to put the sleeve board in use, the

arms 81 are swung toward each other. This presses the kinks or bends 80 against the under surface of the sleeve board and also brings the other end, 81 of the bars into position 'to it the sockets 71. The sleeve board is thus held securely and firmly when in use.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. In an ironing board, in combination, fixed post members spaced apart and each having a vertical slot in their inner opposed faces, said slots having lateral extensions at their upper ends, an ironing board having pivot pins tting in said slots, a member secured to'the under side of the ironing board having a plurality of hooks, laterally projecting guides thereon, a brace pivoted at its lower end and having a pair of fingers adapted to engage said hooks and to embrace said guides to prevent removal of the brace.

2 In an ironing board, in combination, fixed post members spaced apart and each having a vertical slot in their inner opposed faces, said slots having lateral extensions at theirvupper ends, an ironing board having pivot pins fitting in said slots, a brace pivoted at its lower end and having a pair, of inwardly directedv fingers at its upper end, a member secured to the under side of said ironing board an lying ben vtween said inwardly directed `ngers, said member having a plurality of hooks adapted to engage the upper end of said brace, and laterally projecting guides above said hooks and engaging said fingers,- said guides terminating at the end nearest the pivot of the board .in a hook adapted to prevent removal of the brace fingers.

Signed at Seattle, Washington, this 14th day of March, 1917.

JOHN DOWNIE. 

